Ability

Definition of ability:

part of speech: noun

Quality of being able: power: strength: skill.

part of speech: noun

Power or capacity to do or act; mental gifts; skill; talent.

Usage examples for ability:

• It is the ability to make a new beginning. "Humanly Speaking", Samuel McChord Crothers.

• Pride of an Indian on his ability to repeat one line of a song. "The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52", Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe.

• The ability to act is often a wonderful advantage. "Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School", Margaret Penrose.